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Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (14 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: I will be as quick as I can but this is a matter that has been close to my heart for a long. There are 5,200 Irish people dying every year in this country from tobacco-related illnesses, which is a staggering number. There are 700,000 Europeans dying every year from tobacco-related illnesses. This is the one legal product which, if used as prescribed by the manufacturer, will kill one of...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (14 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: There is no basis for what the Deputy is saying.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 1: Tobacco Products Tax (14 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: There is a €300 million difference.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Investigations (14 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: A report prepared by the Child and Family Agency – "Measuring the Pressure" - indicates that at the end of June 2014, the Agency was providing 19,766 children with a social work service. A total of 9,548 cases were awaiting allocation to a social worker and this figure is broken down by area in the table attached. Approximately one third of these cases (3,240) were deemed to be high...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (14 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: As part of the ongoing progression of the Early Years Quality Agenda, it was announced last year that by September 2015 all staff working directly with children in the 0-6 years age category in early years services would have to have a minimum Level 5 qualification on the National Qualifications Framework in early years care and education, or an equivalent qualification. This requirement...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Magdalen Laundries (14 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: The Government has undertaken to establish a Commission of Investigation into the concerns relating to Mother and Baby Homes. While I have confirmed that the intended scope of this investigation will go beyond the home operated by the Sisters of Bon Secours in Tuam, Co. Galway the process to develop specific terms of reference continues to be advanced in collaboration with relevant colleagues...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Appointments to State Boards (14 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: I am responsible for appointments to the Boards of the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency and the Board of Management for the Children Detention Schools in Oberstown, Co. Dublin. From the establishment of my Department in June 2011 until 31stDecember 2013 the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs was responsible for appointments to the Boards of the Family Support...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Rehiring (14 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: The detailed information sought by the Deputy covering the years 2012 to 2014 is not readily available within my Department. The information is being compiled at present and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible. I have asked the agencies under the auspices of my Department to supply the requested information, in so far as it applies to those bodies, directly to the Deputy.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: It is clear that the Government's plan for economic recovery is working and that the economy is moving in the right direction. The core aim of the budget is to secure and solidify that recovery. However, we are aware that the economic recovery remains fragile. The Government's determination to ensure the mistakes of the past are not repeated has meant that some difficult choices have had...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: The establishment of the Child and Family Agency, or Tusla, in January saw the delivery of a key programme for Government commitment involving the integration of services previously delivered by three organisations - the HSE, the National Educational Welfare Board and the Family Support Agency. In and of itself, this is a significant challenge, even more so when we consider that the agency...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: In 2015 the agency will have a budget of €635 million which includes over €12 million in capital funding. This is an increase of €26 million or 4.3% on the 2014 provision.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: While I understand this level of funding cannot address all of the challenges the new agency faces, the additional funding will allow it not only to alleviate the pressures on the range of services in place but also to build on the extensive programme of reforms across the services for children and families which is well under way. My Department will continue to work closely with the board...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Staff Remuneration (15 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: I can confirm that no member of staff in my Department has received performance-related pay for the years in question.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Contracts (15 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: My Department implements the 3 Training and Employment Childcare (TEC) programmes - the Childcare Education and Training Programme, the Community Employment Childcare programme and the Afterschool Childcare Programme - which provide childcare supports to eligible parents returning to work or to education. The process involved in making these payments begins when a parent gets a letter...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (15 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: Under adoption legislation, when a child is registered on the Register of Adoption the child is deemed to be the fully legal child of the adoptive parent/couple, having the same legal status as any biological child of the couple born to them within their marriage. Accordingly, the Child and Family Agency would have the responsibility for investigating a case where it has been brought to their...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (15 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: My Department administers a range of funding schemes and programmes to support the provision of youth services to young people throughout the country including those from disadvantaged communities. The funding schemes support national and local youth work provision to some 380,000 young people and involve approximately 1,400 youth work staff in 477 projects and 40,000 volunteers working in...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (16 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: I have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Education Welfare Service Provision (16 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: As the Deputy may be aware,the Visiting Teachers Service for Travellers was discontinued with effect from September 2011, in line with Department of Education and Skills policy on the phasing out of segregated Traveller provision. The Child and Family Agency, established in 2014 under the aegis of my Department, has statutory responsibility in relation to school attendance and supports for...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Expenditure (16 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 and 142 together. I have requested the budget allocation and the outturn to date for placing children in private residential child care centres for 2014 from the Child and Family Agency and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand. In relation to the list of private residential child care centres including the names of the providers...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Data (16 Oct 2014)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 144 together. I have requested the information from the Child and Family Agency and I will revert to the Deputy when this information is to hand.